There will be a number of questions. Severe drought, expanding Domestic Energy production and aging Water Infrastructure have introduced significant challenges for the state. They have also demonstrated the close connection between energy and water resources. Population growth strains Water Infrastructure. Developing state policies that address these challenges and collaboration with the federal government can help maximize the efficient use of resources and better prepare states for energy and water challenges. Today possible work session will examine how states are responding to energy and water challenges while identifying opportunities for greater collaboration between the state and federal government on these issues. The session will help show why state perspectives are vital for successful regulatory action. Governor malloy, governor malloy and i hope that it will introduce these discussions into the conversation. The fact is states are not waiting for the federal government to d
Policy. Even if the tax policy was equal, they are going to have lots of great choices about where they can get a great workforce. We need to make sure every single day we are Getting Better because we know other countries are investing heavily in that. You make a great point. This issue is only going to get worse. Right now, as we sit here, they are doing Prostate Cancer surgery robotically. They are doing health care equal, they are going to have checks of our bodies. We have sensors all over the machines talking to machines. That will mean fewer jobs. Is everybody ready for that . Obviously not. We dont have the skill sets. At the same time, these technologies will create new jobs, the kind of jobs we never thought about before. Absolutely. The biggest economic choice place. You are facing . The honest answer is the one we dont know. Who would have envisioned a downturn the likes of the Great Recession a few years before it took place . I would say there are challenges that we curre
Stay one step ahead of illegal migration on the southern border and to stay one step ahead of our weather conditions, to closely monitor our weather conditions in a very harsh winter. If we shut down, that staff is cut back to a skeleton. Third, approximately 80 of femas permanent appropriated workforce, 80 is for load is for load furloughed. Fourth our ability to grant money to state and local Law Enforcement which they rely upon for their own missions grinds to a halt, either because there is no money or the ability to process payment has been furloughed. Fifth, Service Providers and suppliers of this department did not get paid during the period of the shutdown. Again, because theres no money or our ability to process payments have been furloughed. I could go on and on. Overall, a shutdown of Homeland Security would have serious consequences and amount to a serious disruption in our ability to protect the homeland. To those in congress who may be contemplating hunting or kicking the
Temperatures running in the 40s and the 50s. So a mild start to the day. By the afternoon, these temperatures are going to be cooler. A couple of scattered showers. Maybe even a coupleful more raindrops for the commute. Some muchneeded rain falling now. We want to go to kiet do in san jose on how things are shaping up there. Its nice to see you wearing a hat, kiet, great. Reporter when was the last time i broke this out . Its raining in san jose. Very slightly. But still raining nonetheless. You can see slick roads out here at the corner of 1st and san fernando. You know, i woke up just about 2 30 this morning, it was wet outside, it was not raining yet but the great karnow promised that a band of showers would be coming through and, well, here we are. Its been raining steadily like this since 3 a. M. Or so. Im sure at this point now we have about at least a couple of tenths of inches of accumulation but well have to wait to see for that. But yeah, not a whole lot of rain at this point
Francisco. Heavier rainfall in the south bay now. Down toward morgan hill and gilroy were seeing heavy bands now sliding in along the 101 so be careful there. Just along the coastline, this next band of moisture is about to move onshore. So we have plenty more rain to come. And some more showers continuing on and off throughout the day today. Over the bay now mostly cloudy skies. Chance of rain on the way, temperatures staying cool highs in the 50s, low 60s. Let go to kiet do now in san jose. Kiet. I had to break out the rain gear this morning. We are at the corner of 1st and san fernando. We have slick city streets. And i cant remember the last time we all were this excited about just a sprinkling of rain. But sprinkling nonetheless. We need the moisture. I woke up about 2 30 this morning. It was not raining at this time. It was wet. And then the great karnow promised that we would get a band of showers and lo and behold, here it is. It has been coming down for two hours and now its s